🇱🇺 Road to Basel: Luxembourg

Road to Basel: Luxembourg

Road to Basel: Luxembourg! As the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel approaches, we continue our daily spotlight on this year’s contestants. Today, we focus on Luxembourg.​

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Laura Thorn

Laura Thorn is a 25-year-old Luxembourgish singer and music educator from Esch-sur-Alzette. Trained in piano, cello, and dance from a young age, she earned a master’s degree in music theory, pedagogy, and pop singing from the Institut Supérieur de Musique et de Pédagogie in Namur, Belgium. Thorn currently teaches at the Conservatoire de Musique in Esch-sur-Alzette. Her musical style blends elements of soul, jazz, cabaret, and musical theatre. ​

“La Poupée monte le son”

Luxembourg’s Eurovision entry, “La PoupĂ©e monte le son” (English: “The Doll Turns Up the Sound”), is a French-language pop song composed by Christophe Houssin, Julien Salvia, and Ludovic-Alexandre Vidal. The song serves as a modern homage to France Gall’s 1965 Eurovision-winning entry “PoupĂ©e de cire, poupĂ©e de son,” reflecting on themes of empowerment and self-expression. A revamped version of the song was released on 18 March 2025.

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Luxembourg Song Contest 2025

Luxembourg’s national selection for Eurovision 2025 was conducted through the Luxembourg Song Contest 2025. The competition featured seven entries competing in a televised final held on 25 January 2025 at the Rockhal in Esch-sur-Alzette. The winner was determined by a combination of votes from eight international jury groups and an international public vote. Laura Thorn’s “La PoupĂ©e monte le son” emerged victorious, securing her spot to represent Luxembourg in Basel.

Here are the full results:

  1. Laura Thorn, “La PoupĂ©e monte le son“
  2. Zero Point Five, “Ride“
  3. Luzac, “Je danse“
  4. Rythmic Soulwave, “Stronger“
  5. One Last Time, “Gambler’s Song“
  6. Mäna, “Human Eyes“
  7. Rafa Ela, “No Thank You“
Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest

Luxembourg has a storied history in the Eurovision Song Contest, participating 38 times since its debut in 1956. The country has won the contest five times: in 1961 (Jean-Claude Pascal‘s “Nous les amoureux”), 1965 (France Gall‘s “PoupĂ©e de cire, poupĂ©e de son”), 1972 (Vicky Leandros‘ “Après toi”), 1973 (Anne-Marie David‘s “Tu te reconnaĂ®tras”, and 1983 (Corinne Hermès‘ “Si la vie est cadeau”). After a 31-year hiatus, Luxembourg returned to the contest in 2024.​

A Random Luxembourgish Entry

Reflecting on Luxembourg’s Eurovision history, random.org chose 1971. A very typical song called “Pomme, pomme, pomme” (Apple, apple, apple). In hotpants Monique Melsen sang a very simple song. Monique is one of the few Luxembourgish artists representing Luxembourg. Most of the time Luxembourg chose French or German artists.

Betting Odds

As of now, Laura Thorn’s “La PoupĂ©e monte le son” holds a 30th place in the betting odds in order to win the Eurovision Song Contest. In the odds for the 2nd semifinal however, Laura holds a 9th place. That means there is a serious chance that Luxembourg will, again, reach the final. Let’s wait and see what happens.

We eagerly await the Eurovision Song Contest in Basel and look forward to witnessing Laura Thorn’s performance on the grand stage.​

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